Theoretical or experimental study or research in graduate areas in mechanical engineering and engineering science.
The Capstone Workshop in Sustainable Development Practice is one of most exciting opportunities within the EPD concentration, and is also open to a limited number of students in other concentrations. Officially, it is a spring-semester course for second-year master's degree students, but workshop activities begin in the fall semester through the course on Methods for Sustainable Development Practice. Through the workshop, students gain practical experience by engaging in on-going cutting-edge sustainable development efforts aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, and often involving in-country work. Working in teams with a faculty supervisor, students assist a variety of clients on a wide array of assignments in sustainable development. Students take a multidisciplinary approach to their work and learn extensively from each other as well as from the hands-on tasks of the workshop itself. Another key strength of the workshop is that it allows students to explore the intersection of development concerns with human rights, corporate social responsibility, humanitarian affairs, gender, public health and environmental policy. Reflecting the utility of workshop assignments, a number of workshop reports are available on client websites and have been published. Past clients have included UNDP, UNFPA, UNICE, UNIFEM and WFP; the World Bank and IDB; national and local governments; NGOs such as Catholic Relief Services, Endeavor, FilmAid International, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, International Rescue Committee, Seva Mandir, Trickle Up, WaterAid, and Women's Refugee Commission; and development advisors such as DAI and Technoserve. The precise scope of the workshop project and outputs that the students will deliver are negotiated with each client.
Points of credit to be approved by the department. Requires submission of an outline of the proposed research for approval by the faculty member who is to supervise the work of the student. The research facilities of the department are available to qualified students interested in advanced study.
Open only to graduate students in the basic medical science departments. Prerequisite: course directors permission. Current research in pathology and pathobiology. Conferences and invited speakers. Assigned readings.
Prerequisites: high-quality work in the previous term. Arrangements must be made with the director of graduate studies. Tutorial work in specialized research topics.
Course Goals and Objectives
The aim of this course is to critically review recently published research articles from scientific journals in emerging areas of nutritional biochemistry and biology through presentations and class discussion. Students will learn about the molecular and biological mechanisms that control nutrient metabolism and functions at cell, tissue and whole-body levels. This course will also help students gain knowledge on current methodology employed in advanced nutritional biochemistry research. Students working in groups will be required to organize and present data from selected research articles that focus on the weekly subject, as well as to generate hypothesis, potential mechanisms, and alternative approaches to experiments described in the article. Students will create and deliver one seminar-like style presentation for this course. Literature for every class will be selected by the instructor. Student groups and presentation dates will be assigned at the beginning of the course.
Course objectives:
To acquaint students with current concepts and methods in nutritional biochemistry research.
To learn about novel molecular and cellular mechanisms of nutritional and metabolic regulation.
To identify the mechanistic connections of critical biological and biochemical pathways as they relate to physiological functions and pathological alterations in cells, tissues and whole body.
To gain experience in creating and delivering a scientific presentation.
Prerequisites: high-quality work in the previous term. Arrangements must be made with the director of graduate studies. Tutorial work in specialized research topics.